David J. Craig
Senior Editor
David edits the Explorations and Bulletin sections of Columbia Magazine and writes mainly about social science and the natural sciences. He received degrees from the University of Connecticut in sociology and English and has worked as a journalist for 20 years.
These Dinosaurs Were Homebodies, and Now Scientists Know Why
Some of the earliest-known dinosaurs waited millions of years before wandering out of South America
A New Way of Looking at Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote the book on cancer. Can he transform the way it’s treated?
Bacteria Employed as "Living Hard Drives"
Columbia scientists are encoding digital information into E. coli cells
Psychiatrists to Study How College Students’ Lives are Shaped by COVID-19
The pandemic has turned everybody’s lives upside down, and students have made profound sacrifices
Self-Aware Robots? Engineers Edge Toward Elusive Goal
A new android designed at Columbia displays a “glimmer of empathy”
When Grief Won't End
For some bereaved adults, time does not heal. Columbia researchers are looking for answers
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Now
A daily spritz of nasal spray might protect us, and other updates from Columbia experts
Genetic Study Reveals Causes of Many Stillbirths
Every year some twenty-four thousand expectant mothers in the US lose their babies in the final stages of pregnancy
Scientists Decipher the Hidden Past of the "Blue-Ring Nebula"
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a massive gas cloud that encircles a star some six thousand light-years away
Researchers Call for Clean-Energy Push
A new report provides a roadmap for how the US can help stave off the most catastrophic consequences of global warming
Columbia, Amazon to Launch New AI Research Center
The new Columbia Center of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Collaboration with Amazon will support fellowships, research projects, and more
A Laboratory Fit for Lockdown
Take-home kits allow Columbia Engineering students to conduct experiments in their pajamas